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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27727315520 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • johnsondube@workmail.co.za
  • selizabeth@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lottery Promotion" <lott0board22@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:16:29 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CANADA LOTTERY SOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 PROMOTION DRAW
From: Ms. Stella Elizabeth
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
711 Kinder dine Roal, SK, Canada S7N4V8
Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49
WINNING NOTIFICATION
______________________________
The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010
Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International Programs held on Wed Aug 16 2006, in Ontario, Canada.
Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B956475604545 100, with
Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 3 4 8 25 41 48 with a bonus
Number 22 for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd
category of bi-weekly six.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claim is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted
abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$1,000,000.00
(0ne Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
EAAL/9080118308/05. This is from a total cash prize of US $6,000,000.00
Million dollars, shared amongst the 2nd category of bi-weekly six lucky
winners in this category Worldwide.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet
representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, this
particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in
South Africa hence your winning information must be kept confidential to
avoid double claiming which leads to cancellation if it occur.

In view of this, your US$1,000,000.00 (0ne Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa
through our African agent in South Africa once you have send him the
congratulatory message you received.

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in South
Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of
your fund, below are his contact details:

Name: Johnson Dube
Email: johnsondube@workmail.co.za
Tel: +27-72-731-5520
Fax: +27-11-219-7314

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote
your reference numbers and batch numbers in all correspondences. Should
there be any change of address do inform your agent as soon as possible.
Once again congratulations from me and members of staff of THE CANADA
LOTTERY.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Stella Elizabeth
Email: selizabeth@canada.com
Tel/Fax: + 1-208-545-5432

NOTE: To confirm that you have the winning number for Wed Aug 16 2006 draw,
visit:http://www.canada.com/findit/lotteries/results.aspx?id=6
Confirm under Lotto 6/49.

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